Re: bsdtar, pkg_install and archivers/xz

On Wed, 14 Dec 2011, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 02:36:37PM +1300, Steven Drake wrote:
> > On Tue, 13 Dec 2011, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 02:53:38PM +1300, Steven Drake wrote:
> > > > In that case do you have any problems with adding '--without-lzma' to
> > > > libarchive's configure arguments in bsdtar and pkg_install?
> > >
> > > Yes, I have. What's wrong with picking it up if it is present in the
> > > base system?
> >
> > Nothing if PREFER.xz == "native", I'm taking about when its "pkgsrc", in
> > which case one of the two options should be used. So which one?
> >
> > BTW, your the one who setup this behavior in both bsdtar and pkg_install.
>
> Both are self-contained binaries, they don't link against anything
> (else) in ${PREFIX}. The intention is to maximize functionality without
> sacrificing this property.
I can agree with that, but thats getting off point.
What should be done in the case of PREFER.xz == "pkgsrc" with bsdtar and
pkg_install?
--
Steven